id:			136480
accession number:	1960.55.a
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Cinerary Urn with Amida’s Pure Land, 800s-900s. Japan, Heian period (794–1185). Gilt bronze; diameter of mouth: 12.4 cm (4 7/8 in.); overall: 26.1 cm (10 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1960.55.a

title:				Cinerary Urn with Amida’s Pure Land
title in original language:	阿弥陀浄土図骨壺
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creation date:			800s-900s
creation date earliest:		800
creation date latest:		999
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creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	Japan, Heian period (794–1185)
technique:	gilt bronze
department:	Japanese Art
collection:	Japanese Art
type:		Metalwork
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measurements: Diameter of mouth: 12.4 cm (4 7/8 in.); Overall: 26.1 cm (10 1/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review - Nineteen Hundred Sixty
	opening date:   1960-11-30T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review - Nineteen Hundred Sixty</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 30, 1960-January 1, 1961).

	title:		Japanese Decorative Style
	opening date:   1961-08-30T04:00:00
	<i>Japanese Decorative Style</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (August 30-October 15, 1961); The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL (November 9-December 17, 1961).

	title:		Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation - January-July 2017
	opening date:   2017-01-09T05:00:00
	<i>Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation - January-July 2017</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (January 9-July 10, 2017).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': '<em>Japanese Arts of the Heian Period: 794-1185</em>. Asia House Gallery, New York City, NY (October 5-December 17, 1967) and Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (January 17-February 25, 1968).', 'opening_date': '1967-10-05T00:00:00'}

* {'description': '<em>Masterpieces of Japanese Art</em>. Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Dallas, Texas (October 4-November 30, 1969)', 'opening_date': '1969-10-04T00:00:00'}

* {'description': '<em>One Thousand Years of Japanese Art (650-1650) from The Cleveland Museum of Art. </em>Japan House Gallery, New York, NY (March 19-May 17, 1981).', 'opening_date': '1981-03-19T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Marquis Inoue
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	(Hollis & Company, Cleveland, OH, ?-1960, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?-1960
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, 1960-present
	date: 1960-
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Rosenfield, John M. <em>Japanese Arts of the Heian Period, 794-1185</em>. [New York]: Asia Society, 1967.
	page number: 	Reproduced: pp. 72 and 116, cat. no. 26
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	<em>Masterpieces of Japanese Art; [Catalogue of the Exhibition] October 4 Through November 30, 1969, Dallas Museum of Fine Arts</em>. Dallas, TX: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, 1969.
	page number: 	Mentioned: cat. no. 8
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